My husband and I are having a rough time at the moment, we have young children and at the moment we are both working and I do all of the day to day around the home and with the kids. He has depression and I'm after some guidance or some organisations I can call to get some support for me? I'm feeling run down and I'm continually on egg shells around his moods and I want to be able to better support him through this, the thing is I would move heaven and earth for him and I know he is going through a tough time but he seems to think the answer is for him to leave us, I have told him that I don't want him to, that its a rough time at the moment and it will get better. How do I get the person I love so much to stop telling me he wants to leave? I don't really know if this is his depression or if he really wants to leave? He is seeing a counsellor, after months of trying to get him to talk to the doctor and I guess I just don't know what I should be doing, I am feeling so upset at the thought of him not wanting to be with me and with the kids? What are others peoples experiences with their husbands and depression, where can I get some help or someone for me to talk to?
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Of course you can have someone to talk to. Living with someone with mental health issues is called being a carer and that in turn causes mental health issues! Go to your GP and get a referral for a psych or counsellor.
Wanting to leave is the depression. I'm a mum living this and I constantly tell my hubby that everyone would be better off without me here, in my darkest hour I truly believe it to be true. I would go speak to someone as it must be truly hard for you to be living with the unknown. Good luck I.M xx